RNC Wednesday August 29, 2012

Images from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

North Carolina delegation member Matthew Ridenhour, of Charlotte, NC, cheers on Condoleeza Rice as she speaks to the audience at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

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Elizabeth Arce, of New York City, NY, uses rainwater coming off of a tarp to shower Wednesday afternoon at the Occupy encampment called Romneyville in Tampa.

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Work goes on at the Romneyville encampment Wednesday afternoon as people prepare food in a kitchen set up between two buses.

Jack Trimper, of Baltimore, Maryland, cuts open a bag of beans while preparing food at the Romneyville Occupy encampment Wednesday afternoon in Tampa.

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Bill Warren, of St. Petersburg, wrings out a towel while trying to dry off a stage area that will hold performers later in the evening Wednesday afternoon at the Romneyville Occupy encampment in Tampa. Warren had been there since Sunday. "I'm just trying to make myself useful. There's a lot to do," he said.

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The Romneyville Occupy encampment was established on this piece of rented property adjacent to an Army & Navy Surplus store in Tampa.

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After a brief argument, Kelly Benjamin, of Tampa, and an unidentified man who drove to the Romneyville encampment to antagonize the occupiers, agree to shake hands before parting ways.

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Chardonnay Singleton (left), of Tampa, protests against Ruben Israel, representing a group called the Bible Believers, Wednesday afternoon in downtown Tampa. Singleton told Ruben she is a lesbian, which encouraged him to turn on his megaphone and begin exclaiming his beliefs, calling her an "abomination." "There is no way I'm going to let this happen in my city," said Singleton.

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Costumed protestors are driven through the streets of downtown Tampa Wednesday afternoon during the Republican National Convention.

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Buddy Pilgrim, of Dallas, Texas, waits in the security line to enter the Tampa Bay Times Forum for the Republican National Convention Wednesday evening in downtown Tampa.

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Attendees to the Republican National Convention wait to go through security before heading into the Tampa Bay Times Forum Wednesday evening in downtown Tampa.

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Michael Mart, of Texas, walks out with a contingent of Maine delegates, and their supporters, after the Republican National Committee stripped Maine of its 10 delegates awarded to Texas congressman Ron Paul, elected at the state level, and awarded them to Mitt Romney.

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Congressman Allen West poses for a photograph with Buddy Pilgrim, of Dallas, Texas, as they enter the Tampa Bay Times Forum at the start of the Republican National Convention Wednesday evening in downtown Tampa. "I was happy to support his campaign," says Pilgrim, who said he met West at a fundraiser when he first came to Texas in 2010.

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Members of the Massachusetts delegation cheer for Condoleeza Rice as she addresses the GOP Convention Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

Florida delegate and Indian River County Tax Collector Carole Jean Jordan applauds Condoleeza Rice at the conclusion of her speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

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Paul Ryan pauses while delivering his speech to the crowd in attendance Wednesday night during the Republican National Convention in the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

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A member of the Massachusetts delegation cheers for Paul Ryan as he is introduced Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

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Paul Ryan delivers his speech to the crowd in attendance Wednesday night during the Republican National Convention in the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

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Members of the Massachusetts delegation cheer for Paul Ryan during his speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

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Linda Lee Tarver, of Lansing, Michigan cheers for Paul Ryan during his speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa. She is the Ethnic Vice Chair for the Michigan Republican Party. "I was so impressed with the line-up," she said. "They all have powerful testimonies, all of them," she added.

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Congressman Paul Ryan waves to the audience after delivering his speech to the crowd in attendance Wednesday night during the Republican National Convention in the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.

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A woman crashes on a sofa in the covered walkway leading from the Tampa Convention Center to the Tampa Bay Times Forum where the GOP Convention is being held in downtown Tampa.